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Freeman Barr (born October 12, 1973) is a Bahamian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2010, challenging for the WBO middleweight title in 1999.

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Freeman Barr
Statistics
Nickname(s)	The Natural
Weight(s)	Middleweight Super-middleweight
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm)
Nationality	Bahamian
Born	(1973-10-12) 12 October 1973 (age 48) Andros, Bahamas
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	33
Wins	29
Wins by KO	15
Losses	4

Amateur career

The youngest of 13 children, Barr had only nine amateur bouts.[2] He was nevertheless a two-time National Amateur Champion in the Bahamas. He represented the Bahamas at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.[3]

Professional career

Barr made his professional debut on February 26, 1993. On January 30, 1999 Barr lost the bout for the WBO middleweight title against Germany's Bert Schenk.[4]

Professional Highlights

• Florida State Middleweight Champion (Defeated Anthony Brooks on Sept. 28 1996)
• IBC Continental Middleweight Champion (Defeated Andres Arellano Sandoval on Feb. 25 1997)
• IBO Middleweight Champion (Defeated Jerry Brown on Sept. 20 1997)
• WBO-NABO Middleweight Champion (Defeated Lee Fortune on June 2, 1998)
• WBO-NABO Super Middleweight Champion (Defeated Gerald Coleman on Feb. 1 2000)[5]

Achievements
Preceded by Glenwood Brown	IBO Middleweight Champion 20 Sept 1997 – 1998 Vacates	Succeeded by Mpush Makambi

References

External links

• Boxing record for Freeman Barr from BoxRec (registration required)

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